What are you doing today? Thread

[ATC King]

Snowstorm here in Wisconsin so I am watching movies inside today. I don't drive in dangerous conditions

Sunny and dry are dangerous conditions to drive here in Arkansas. Totally homicidal drivers every day. Drunk, on meth, or just completely ignorant/narcissistic.

[Carlton]

Roads were terrible today, delays and hold ups everywhere. I had a difficult time leaving my apartment driveway today because its icy. My car is front wheel drive so I have difficulty when fresh snow falls and the roads aren't plowed.

[Scootertrash]

Roads were terrible today, delays and hold ups everywhere. I had a difficult time leaving my apartment driveway today because its icy. My car is front wheel drive so I have difficulty when fresh snow falls and the roads aren't plowed.

Two Words:

Snow Tires

Not just the front, all four.

I have Blizzaks on our 2000 Monte Carlo (Wifes car) and my 2005 Buick Lesabre. They are on their own set of used wheels I bought off of craigslist so no dismount/remount costs involved.

I'll have to check but I believe we are on the 7th winter for these, which are the first sets I bought after a recommendation from a guy at work.

I put them on my wife's car first, the day before a good 6" storm hit, without telling her. The storm came in that night. In the Morning she was all worried before she left the house for work, I gave her a good, manly "You'll be fine" just to mess with her female psychosis , told her to call when she got to work so I would be sure she was OK .

Our road is ALWAYS one of the last plowed, so she had a good 6+ inches on our rural, minimal traffic road (More on that shortly).

She called when she got to work, I said "How was the drive?"

Her: "Not bad actually, I was surprised"

Me: "Surprised about what?"

Her: "There was all kinds of cars in the ditch, but it didn't seem that slippery. I'm not sure what their problem was."

Me: "Almost like you had snow tires or something?"

Her: "Yea, Kinda like that"

Me: "Interesting. Well have a nice day. Loveyouseeyoulaterbye! (cuz that's how fast we say it, our little thing)

I told her when she got home from work and she said "Ya coulda let me know before I left a-hole, but I love you anyways"

The reason I didn't tell her was because I wanted to see if she noticed any difference without knowing what I did. So if my wife can notice the difference between a dedicated snow tire and an "All Season" tire, they make a difference.

"All Season" tires ARE NOT snow tires. Take my word for it. Modern snow tires with modern rubber compounds are leaps and bounds better than the old style snow tires I drove on back in the 70's and 80's.

[Scootertrash]

Geez that's cold!

I was gonna about taking my bike today to the dealer for a tire in this cold rainy weather we are having here.....but not anymore.


Currently it's 50° and light rain.




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Why on earth would you let your tire get that bald?? Especially the front??

[coolpool]

^ditto Scooter, that thing is only called a tire at this point because it's round and black. Cue in the Christmas Story tire changing part in the movie, lol.

[Scootertrash]

^ditto Scooter, that thing is only called a tire at this point because it's round and black. Cue in the Christmas Story tire changing part in the movie, lol.

Ask, and ye shall receive!!

[knappyfeet]

I have no excuse other than being lazy.

I guess I have one… I wasn't expecting to have a front tire life of under 5000 miles.... so I never really paid it much never mind. I will in the future

[ATC King]

Two Words:

Snow Tires

Not just the front, all four.

I have Blizzaks on our 2000 Monte Carlo (Wifes car) and my 2005 Buick Lesabre. They are on their own set of used wheels I bought off of craigslist so no dismount/remount costs involved.

State governments should give tax refunds to people like you who take personal resposibility for winter driving safety. All the crashes that happen because of unprepared drivers cost local, county, and state governments millions every winter. That's not even including all the salt and sand they use, which is very destructive the the enviornment in it's acquisition and use. The salt and sand ins't even sustainable and they'll run out of it's reckless winter use within the next generation. Anyone who chooses to live in areas that have regular winter weather should be personally responsible for their own transportation needs and state governments need to encourage that change.

[ATC King]

My friend's Freightliner engine rebuild may be done tomorrow and I'll help him pick that truck up. $15,000+ for that.

It was a real mess, but was drove to the shop under it's own power. We had to stop a time or two to let it cool down though.


There's going to be a local New Years ATV ride, but I'm not certain I can handle it after my spill last week. It'll be a slow, beer drinking ride though, with a lot of stops. Going to take the 200ES if I think I can do it without too much pain. The Big Red hasn't been out for a month or so and it'd be good to warm it up a little.

I renewed my DL/CDL today and took all the required documents to get the Real ID. Not a big deal at all and the office was just about empty. Got to have it by May 2023 for a lot of things, including domestic flights if wanting to avoid more complications. This isn't anything new, it's been years in the making. Same cost as normal, just need a couple/few more documents to do it. My dead father can still vote without it though...

[El Camexican]

I have no excuse other than being lazy.

I guess I have one… I wasn't expecting to have a front tire life of under 5000 miles.... so I never really paid it much never mind. I will in the future

Glad to see someone get full life out of a tire. Mine usually cup long before they get to the wear bars and might I add, the width of your chicken strips is admirable for a street bike

[knappyfeet]

Glad to see someone get full life out of a tire. Mine usually cup long before they get to the wear bars and might I add, the width of your chicken strips is admirable for a street bike

The wear is on the right side...pretty angled and was hidden or I didn't pay attention when parked. The mechanic thought I might of slid.

I like to think I ride like Rossi or Marquez but I'm just an old fat guy clinging to middle-age.

But I've been going slower. I had the old registration, insurance certificate , and business cards of the previous owner under the passenger pillion seat....he was an attorney. Just out of curiosity one rainy day I looked up his website and after some searching I found he had died in a solo motorcycle accident in Arizona. He was about 5 years older than me...an avid motorcyclist and pilot. He had a BMW, Ducati and loved/rode/worked on bikes his entire life.

It got me thinking of how he died. There was no explanation of the events other than a solo motorcycle accident. It could of been he lost control..maybe too fast.....or a deer or something popped out from nowhere and he collided with it. Perhaps it was what first came to my mind....a medical emergency. I personally love riding solo but now I'm a little slower. I'm on Live360 so my wife knows generally my location and I'm just taking more time smelling the roses.

I want to do this as long as I can.

[El Camexican]

You must ride pretty hard to see cloth on the edge when there’s still rubber in the center. Never let age slow you down. Ride as fast as you’re comfortable with (and the law will allow) is my motto.

[plastikosmd]

Got the plasma table up and running
Now to learn how to program
Test cut was a preprogrammed cycle
Happy new yr all!

[atc007]

Now, stud them. Studded snows on what I drive in the winter. It makes the difference between a bone stock US 90 and a properly set up 87 Big red. Especially for the little lady. Studded snows don't cost, they pay.

Two Words:

Snow Tires

Not just the front, all four.

I have Blizzaks on our 2000 Monte Carlo (Wifes car) and my 2005 Buick Lesabre. They are on their own set of used wheels I bought off of craigslist so no dismount/remount costs involved.

I'll have to check but I believe we are on the 7th winter for these, which are the first sets I bought after a recommendation from a guy at work.

I put them on my wife's car first, the day before a good 6" storm hit, without telling her. The storm came in that night. In the Morning she was all worried before she left the house for work, I gave her a good, manly "You'll be fine" just to mess with her female psychosis , told her to call when she got to work so I would be sure she was OK .

Our road is ALWAYS one of the last plowed, so she had a good 6+ inches on our rural, minimal traffic road (More on that shortly).

She called when she got to work, I said "How was the drive?"

Her: "Not bad actually, I was surprised"

Me: "Surprised about what?"

Her: "There was all kinds of cars in the ditch, but it didn't seem that slippery. I'm not sure what their problem was."

Me: "Almost like you had snow tires or something?"

Her: "Yea, Kinda like that"

Me: "Interesting. Well have a nice day. Loveyouseeyoulaterbye! (cuz that's how fast we say it, our little thing)

I told her when she got home from work and she said "Ya coulda let me know before I left a-hole, but I love you anyways"

The reason I didn't tell her was because I wanted to see if she noticed any difference without knowing what I did. So if my wife can notice the difference between a dedicated snow tire and an "All Season" tire, they make a difference.

"All Season" tires ARE NOT snow tires. Take my word for it. Modern snow tires with modern rubber compounds are leaps and bounds better than the old style snow tires I drove on back in the 70's and 80's.

[coolpool]

Finally got one day just north of 0 F so took full advantage of it. Me and the neighbor built the rink on the lake for all to enjoy like we do every year...although we're late getting it done this year. There's lots of ice (~12") but it was just too dang cold to go out. I hope to get out tomorrow to get some spruce boughs to mark the edges to aid in cleaning after a heavy snowfall and to keep the sleds off it.